January Meeting – our own Ros Lomas
Ros Lomas, one of our many branch members who has agreed to stand up in front of the group and talk about her creative journey. Ros Lomas, one of our […]
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Helen Mortimer – November 2013
It is not very often that our speaker arrives with an easel ready to do a demonstration during their talk. Yesterday Helen Mortimer, silk artist from Newbury talked about her background and
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Christine Seager – October 2013
On Monday we held our AGM with several Committee Members retiring and new ones taking over. After the formal meeting we enjoyed a talk by Christine Seager, one of our
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Linda Rudkin – September 2013
For our September meeting, Linda Rudkin talked to the group about “colours from nature”. After she retired as an English teacher Linda visited the Bayeux Tapestry and was amazed by
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James Hunting – July 2013
James Hunting’s talk this month was entitled “Traditional hand stitching in a contemporary way”. He had a very interesting background and started by telling us about his time at Goldsmith’s
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“A Foolish Vision – Part 3” by Yvonne Morton – June 2013
For our June meeting members heard an interesting talk with slides by fibre artist Yvonne Morton. Yvonne explained how she started as a teacher and then decided to concentrate on her
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“Board stitching” by Dale Armitage – May 2013
Dale Armitage For our May meeting we had a most interesting talk by one of our Guild members, Dale Armitage. Dale was born and brought up in South Africa
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Ploughman’s followed by machine demos – April 2013
For our April meeting we all arrived early and enjoyed a delicious ham & cheese ploughman’s lunch. Our thanks to members of the committee for organising it. The main aim
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Kay & Michael Dennis – March 2013
Kay’s stumpwork Kay and Michael Dennis who specialise in stumpwork talked to the Guild this month. Kay explained that stumpwork is a mixture of embroidery worked on the surface, padded
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Mr & Mrs Bayly from Marlborough – February 2013
In the 1690s Thomas Bayly, a wealthy silk merchant, and his wife lived in Marlborough. They were a stylish couple who dressed to impress in hand made garments of silk, linen